Antique Wooden 2-part KASHIGATA with Lotus Flower
This is an antique wooden two-part kashigata. The wood carving is deep and precise, and it is obvious that the wood is hard and compact. Perhaps cherry wood?
Kashi means sweets, and kata, or gata, means mold. I thought this is just for making large rakugan which are displayed and eventually eaten around festive days. But upon asking the internet, I find this about japanese sweets and molds like this:
““Called wagashi, Japanese sweets are generally classified into five types: baked goods (baked manju, etc.), pounded goods (dried confections such as rakugan and wasanbon), paste goods (fresh confections such as nerikiri gyuhi), steamed goods (joyo manju, etc.), and nagashi goods (yokan, etc.), but for all confections other than nagashi goods, wooden confectionery molds are used in some form.””
This mold is in the shape of a lotus flower, a common design, as these are used to make the sweets used for celebrating Buddhist festivals and the like. I have even seen gods and goddeses and other religious icons as well. Rakugan, one type of sweets that could be made in this mold, is made of sugar and soy bean powder, pressed at high pressure and solidified. After being used in a religous display, it is usually broken into smaller bits so it can be eaten.
These would be a cool display piece, or also collection piece. Perfect to display somewhere in the kitchen, the china closet or even or a wall. You can even use these for what they are supposed to be used for, molding foods.. Its well oiled wood patina is luxurious and nostalgic. Or imagining presenting someone with this as a gift, someone who loves cooking and new ideas.
There is a mark on the back, no doubt representing either the maker or the owner. An M housed between spread open pine needle tufts. The pine needles are often a part of classic japanese design. The mold is a two piece mold, as can be seen in the photos, and there are pegs and holes to keep them aligned when pulled together. I assume this mold is made of cherry wood, as i have heard it is often used for tools and molds, but i could be wrong. It’s a hard wood that pings when tapped.
dimensions
19 cms x 10 cms x 4.5 cms
weight 520 grams
almost a pound
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This is an antique wooden two-part kashigata. The wood carving is deep and precise, and it is obvious that the wood is hard and compact. Perhaps cherry wood?
Kashi means sweets, and kata, or gata, means mold. I thought this is just for making large rakugan which are displayed and eventually eaten around festive days. But upon asking the internet, I find this about japanese sweets and molds like this:
““Called wagashi, Japanese sweets are generally classified into five types: baked goods (baked manju, etc.), pounded goods (dried confections such as rakugan and wasanbon), paste goods (fresh confections such as nerikiri gyuhi), steamed goods (joyo manju, etc.), and nagashi goods (yokan, etc.), but for all confections other than nagashi goods, wooden confectionery molds are used in some form.””
This mold is in the shape of a lotus flower, a common design, as these are used to make the sweets used for celebrating Buddhist festivals and the like. I have even seen gods and goddeses and other religious icons as well. Rakugan, one type of sweets that could be made in this mold, is made of sugar and soy bean powder, pressed at high pressure and solidified. After being used in a religous display, it is usually broken into smaller bits so it can be eaten.
These would be a cool display piece, or also collection piece. Perfect to display somewhere in the kitchen, the china closet or even or a wall. You can even use these for what they are supposed to be used for, molding foods.. Its well oiled wood patina is luxurious and nostalgic. Or imagining presenting someone with this as a gift, someone who loves cooking and new ideas.
There is a mark on the back, no doubt representing either the maker or the owner. An M housed between spread open pine needle tufts. The pine needles are often a part of classic japanese design. The mold is a two piece mold, as can be seen in the photos, and there are pegs and holes to keep them aligned when pulled together. I assume this mold is made of cherry wood, as i have heard it is often used for tools and molds, but i could be wrong. It’s a hard wood that pings when tapped.
dimensions
19 cms x 10 cms x 4.5 cms
weight 520 grams
almost a pound
Share this listing and my shop all over the place, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, the local corkboard, tell the cat.
This is an antique wooden two-part kashigata. The wood carving is deep and precise, and it is obvious that the wood is hard and compact. Perhaps cherry wood?
Kashi means sweets, and kata, or gata, means mold. I thought this is just for making large rakugan which are displayed and eventually eaten around festive days. But upon asking the internet, I find this about japanese sweets and molds like this:
““Called wagashi, Japanese sweets are generally classified into five types: baked goods (baked manju, etc.), pounded goods (dried confections such as rakugan and wasanbon), paste goods (fresh confections such as nerikiri gyuhi), steamed goods (joyo manju, etc.), and nagashi goods (yokan, etc.), but for all confections other than nagashi goods, wooden confectionery molds are used in some form.””
This mold is in the shape of a lotus flower, a common design, as these are used to make the sweets used for celebrating Buddhist festivals and the like. I have even seen gods and goddeses and other religious icons as well. Rakugan, one type of sweets that could be made in this mold, is made of sugar and soy bean powder, pressed at high pressure and solidified. After being used in a religous display, it is usually broken into smaller bits so it can be eaten.
These would be a cool display piece, or also collection piece. Perfect to display somewhere in the kitchen, the china closet or even or a wall. You can even use these for what they are supposed to be used for, molding foods.. Its well oiled wood patina is luxurious and nostalgic. Or imagining presenting someone with this as a gift, someone who loves cooking and new ideas.
There is a mark on the back, no doubt representing either the maker or the owner. An M housed between spread open pine needle tufts. The pine needles are often a part of classic japanese design. The mold is a two piece mold, as can be seen in the photos, and there are pegs and holes to keep them aligned when pulled together. I assume this mold is made of cherry wood, as i have heard it is often used for tools and molds, but i could be wrong. It’s a hard wood that pings when tapped.
dimensions
19 cms x 10 cms x 4.5 cms
weight 520 grams
almost a pound
Share this listing and my shop all over the place, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, the local corkboard, tell the cat.